Trump Lashes Out at Conservatives Who Voiced Their Opposition To…

President Donald Trump is moving to quiet conservative opposition to the House GOP Obamacare replacement, drawing on his newfound bully pulpit to pressure but also coax rebellious lawmakers.

Trump on Tuesday night turned his massive Twitter following on one of the most vocal opponents of the repeal bill: conservative firebrand Sen. Rand Paul. The Kentucky Republican had blasted Speaker Paul Ryan’s Obamacare alternative as “Obamacare-lite.” But Trump tweeted, “I feel sure that my friend @RandPaul will come along with the new and great health care program because he knows Obamacare is a disaster!”

Trump also told a group of 20 House GOP whips that he would use all the powers in his Oval Office arsenal to get the GOP alternative over the finish line, and he vowed to summon to the White House opponents of the bill.

2 Comments

florida r

March 8, 2017 at 7:25 pm

A leader he is not, a dictator, well yes, that is what he is. He is also a man with the behavior of a 3 year old. Of course my three year old behaved better than he because as a mother I was a better leader than trump is. Quite nauseating and totally unacceptable. Does anyone care what I say probably not but I will continue to use my voice and resist his type of behavior.

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